Therapist

TITLE: Therapist 

DEPARTMENT: The Center for Resiliency and Wellness

REPORTS TO: Intake Coordinator

JOB LOCATION: 623 Broadway, 2^nd fl, New York, N.Y. 10012            

FLSA: Non-exempt

JOB STATUS: FEE FOR SERVICE

POSITIONS SUPERVISED: None

DATE PREPARED/REVISED: 4-5-2024

PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S APPROVAL: Caitlyn Romano LMHC

About Greenwich House:   

Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Fee for service psychotherapist staff position, Monday to Friday 11am to 7pm clinic hours, with flexible scheduling, for hybrid delivery of services in person and Telehealth,  providing short and long term trauma informed, mental-health services to children, youth, young adults, and adults, ages 3 to 100+, using individual, family, play therapy and group modalities.

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QUALIFICATIONS:

• LMHC, LMSW recent graduate or experienced LCSW (New York State Department of Education), fully vaccinated in accordance with DOH MH and NYS OMH regulations.
• Strong engagement skills and knowledge of developmental milestones, mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
• Experience with Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Abuse,  GLBTQ/gender non binary or questioning children, youth, young adults and older adult communities, and, communities of color
• Familiarity with a range of therapeutic interventions: play therapy, trauma informed care, CBT, DBT, MI and psychodynamic and harm reduction approaches to treatment.
• Alignment with agency standard of ethics, conduct and organization policies.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to accomplish client goals and adapt to changing program environment
• Ability to prioritize and implement a course of action for handling multiple tasks.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Provide play therapy, long and short-term psychotherapy to clients and collateral family members where appropriate (including crisis intervention) in person onsite or Telehealth as appropriate based on NYS OMH criteria.
• Facilitate time limited and ongoing group therapies.
• Refer clients to appropriate community resources for case management issues/advocacy, e.g. legal, housing, health, education, vocational, entitlements.
• Participate in supervision and interdisciplinary staff meetings.
• Utilize concurrent documentation in electronic health record (eCR) in compliance with NYS-OMH regulations and N.Y.C.   Department of Health and Mental Hygiene requirements to include: periodic assessment scales; progress notes; treatment plan and treatment plan reviews, incident reports, and encounter forms.
• Meet program productivity benchmarks for billable services as determined by agency standards.
• Alert immediately the Director and Assistant Clinical Director of reportable incidents and clients at risk behaviors. 
• Participate in ongoing professional training for continuing education units and other professional development as mandated by the agency or recommended by supervisor.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by direct supervisor.
• Interact with all levels of personnel within the organization.
• Maintain working relationships as needed with hospitals, nursing homes, entitlement sources, legal advocates and other social service agencies.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

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Vaccination Requirement:

Greenwich House requires all new hires to be vaccinated and recommends all employees, interns, volunteers, and on-site contractors stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines (including booster shots). 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. All employment decisions and administration of all personnel policies are without regard to an applicant or employee’s actual or perceived race, religion, sex, age, national origin, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or affectation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristic, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, alienage, military or veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking offense and sex offenses, marital status, partnership status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/